Due to the lack of scholarship funding, the Florida A&M University’s Computer and Information Sciences department has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education for recruitment and improvements. The African-American Woman in Computer Science grant is funded by the National Science Foundation and is limited to female students, […]

Senate President Ricquel Jackson decides to hold off on confirming the graduate senator and traffic court positions until January 2009. Senator Justin Clarke, 21, a senior healthcare administration student from St. Petersburg, said he felt the proper protocol was not followed for confirmations during Friday before Monday’s meeting. “Last night […]

Florida A&M University scored higher than other respective institutions, according to a 2008 report from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). The survey provides basic standards for the assessment of educational practices in higher learning and measures five key areas of educational performances based on levels of academic challenge, […]

Florida A&M University’s football team definitely put on a show this season. The Rattlers went 9 -3, which is a great task that only coach Joe Taylor could accomplish. Unfortunately the team did not make it to the MEAC playoffs. Even though they came from not placing at all in […]

As finals approach, students tend to stay up at all hours of the night to turn in last minute projects and papers. Some students said they stay up the entire night to study for tests to make the high marks required to pass their class. However, those students are being […]

North Florida residents are providing food for many families in need during the upcoming holiday season. According to a press release from America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend, the organization sponsors several food drives in the Tallahassee area. StarMetro, Tallahassee area’s bus service, held their seventh annual “Stuff the […]

Seventeen students wait intently for the question to come. As instructor Nzinga Mack scribbles a math problem on the board chalk dust drifts to the floor. “Okay guys, what do we do first,” Mack says as she pulls away from the board to reveal an algebra problem. “We have to…” […]

With an influx of eager holiday shoppers set to rush local malls and stores, several department stores have hired additional security and staff to accommodate the expected turnout this holiday season. Mike Taylor, a manager at the Wal-Mart located on Apalachee Parkway, said his management team expected a larger turnout […]

The African-American community could enjoy another political victory this fall if former deputy attorney general, Eric Holder, succeeds in his bid to become the first black Attorney General of  America. If confirmed by the United States senate, the 57 year old politician will make history under the Obama administration. During […]

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire should be the farthest thought in people’s minds when it comes to “Four Christmases.” A comedy of explicit proportions, the film doesn’t exactly deal with yuletide carols and Jack Frost nipping at one’s nose. Instead, it sets the treasured holiday as the backdrop for […]